Table 3. Characteristics of the snack and non-snack schools after the interventions.
| Variable | Non-snack Schools n = 689 (%) | Snack Schools n = 595 (%) | Test Statistica | p-Value |
| Received education messages prior to mass treatment (%) | ||||
| Yes | 492 (71.4) | 436(73.3) | χ2 = 0.089 | 0.77 |
| No | 197 (28.6) | 159 (26.7) | — | — |
| Eaten something prior to mass treatment (%) | ||||
| Yes | 270 (49.8) | 519 (92.8) | χ2 = 39.825 | <0.001 |
| No | 272 (50.2) | 40 (7.2) | — | — |
| Type of food/snack taken prior to mass treatment (%) | ||||
| Mango juice and doughnut | 14 (5.2) | 481 (92.7) | χ2 = 95.333 | <0.001 |
| Maize porridge | 130 (48.2) | 2 (0.4) | — | — |
| Posho and beans | 18 (6.7) | 12 (2.3) | — | — |
| Other (pancakes, bananas, cassava, bread, and dry tea) | 108 (40.0) | 24 (2.3) | — | — |
| Self-reported uptake of praziquantel (%) | ||||
| Yes | 542 (78.7) | 559 (93.9) | χ2 = 9.683 | 0.002 |
| No | 147 (21.3) | 36 (6.1) | — | — |
| Side effects attributable to praziquantel (%) | ||||
| Yes | 254 (46.9) | 192 (34.4) | χ2 = 4.181 | 0.041 |
| No | 288 (53.1) | 367 (63.6) | — | — |
| Reported side effects attributable to praziquantel (%) | ||||
| Abdominal pain | 133 (52.4) | 109 (56.8) | χ2 = 0.738 | 0.947 |
| Dizziness | 61 (24.0) | 45 (23.4) | — | — |
| Diarrhea | 31 (12.2) | 27 (14.1) | — | — |
| Vomiting | 19 (7.5) | 7 (3.6) | — | — |
| Other (headache, nausea) | 10 (3.9) | 4 (2.1) | — | — |
| S. mansoni infection status (%) | ||||
| Positive | 97 (14.1) | 8 (1.3) | χ2 = 10.937 | 0.001 |
| Negative | 592 (85.9) | 587 (98.7) | — | — |
| Intensity of S. mansoni infection (epg) | ||||
| GMI epg | 78.4 | 38.3 | t = 18.54 | 0.001 |
a
Adjusted for cluster design effect.